Arabic vocabulary

رَغْبَةdesire in Arabic

رَغْبَة is how you say “desire” in Arabic. Hear it pronounced and see it used in a real example sentence from classical texts below.

Example sentences

تقول لا إلهَ إلا الله فتقطعُ تبعيّةَ القلب لِما سوى الله، ثم تُترجمها فعلًا تُقدِّم أمرَه على رغبتك
You say: 'There is no god but Allah' and cut the heart's dependency on anything besides Allah, then translate it into action: you prioritize His command over your desire.
رَغْبَتِكَ — your desire. 'your desire', genitive after 'ala', with 'your' attached — the thing His command is set above. Your own wish, placed second.
From: Remembrance That Reshapes the Heart →

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